Category Archives: Latin American
Sweet Potato Chocolate Torte with Walnut Custard Filling
An unusual cake that uses mashed sweet potatoes and ground walnuts with eggs for the batter. Filled with a walnut custard and topped with a chocolate glaze, it’s rich and tender but not overpowering. And now it sounds like a skeezy romance novel hero.
Yuca Shrimp Empanadas
These delicious turnovers have buttery, tender crusts with yuca mashed into it and a rich filling that balances the flavors of garlic and shrimp, coconut and chillies, lime and cilantro so none of them overpower the rest.
Festive Christmas Salads
These two salads are delicious anytime of the year, but since they’re red and green they’re especially great for the holidays when you want something healthy and festive to balance … Continue reading
Slow-Cooker Coconut Chai Oatmeal
A three-ingredient recipe that goes in the crock-pot and can be made overnight or ahead to have enough for a week of breakfasts (for me anyway). Plus it recreates a dish I’ve been craving for a while.
California eating on such a summer day
I’m on vacation in California, making fish tacos with homeade roasted tomatillo salsa and mango-strawberry margaritas. Yum!
Delicious Summer Salads
I love salads that are packed with colorful fresh fruit or vegetables, but easy to make ahead and keep in the fridge. They’re handy for events or just when you … Continue reading
Mexican Chocolate Chiffon Ice Cream
If I’m going to make homemade ice cream, I don’t want to make something that I can buy in a store, especially if store-bought would generally taste better. But I … Continue reading
Puerto Rican – Pastelón Plantain Casserole
A wonderful family recipe from my friend Iris – the “structure” is similar to lasagna or moussaka and many other layered casseroles from around the world, but the flavor is completely unique, the faint sweetness of the plantains contrasting with the richly seasoned meat filling.
Meal Planning – Puerto Rican dinner
We’re having another big Sunday dinner, this time with a Puerto Rican menu. I’m counting on a few tried and true favorites (Arroz con Gandules, Pastelón, Habichuelas, etc.) and trying some new things as well (Caldo Santo, Flan).
Christmas Feast #2: Tropical Salad
If I saw this recipe in a fru-fru cookbook or trendy cooking magazine I probably would not have tried it. I sometimes suspect recipes like these of being designed by … Continue reading
